Winning with Private Equity
by Paul Anthony Thomas

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Paul Thomas, a 30 year veteran of private equity and value investing, recounts several of his hard learned lessons in this easy read. Having been mentored by a 50 year veteran of the venture capital and private investing world, Mr. Thomas’ experiences cover a wide variety of topics including:

• The Private Equity Psyche,
• Let people make money on You,
• Avoid the "Slam Dunk",
• Investor Motivation,
• Proper Capitalization,
• The Right Attitude,
• Marketing is the key,
• Keep it simple, stupid (KISS),
• It's OK to say NO,
• How to identify Fraud,
• Profiting from a Down Market,
• You can't win unless you are in the game,
• The Inventor, The Promoter, The Private Equity Investor
• Hedging and A Workable Exit.

Text includes seven pitfalls to avoid in private investing:

• There is no place for Greed
• Too much Ambition is dangerous
• No excuse for Ignorance
• Elevated Expectations are dangerous
• Overconfidence is a killer
• Avoid Marginal Deals
• Counting on the Government
• Mis-Management will ruin the best deal
• Debt as the  hidden partner